Get Your Own Working Jet Pack Starting Next Year

Customers will be able to purchase their own commercially available jetpacks as soon as the second half of 2016.

According to a report by The Guardian, the jetpack will allow pilots to fly up to 30 minutes at speeds of 74 kph, or roughly 46 mph, at altitudes as high as 1 kilometer. There's even a built-in parachute for unplanned accelerations toward the ground.

All this airborne adventuring opportunity doesn't come cheap, however. The list price for the New Zealand-built Martin Jetpack is expected to be $150,000 USD. But manufacturer Martin Aircraft Company sees the machine as worth the price, especially for first-responders and other emergency personnel.

"I think the first responders will see that as a massive improvement to their capability,” Peter Coker, chief executive of Martin told Reuters. Coker was referring to the jetpack's ability to land in tight spaces.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration classifies the device as an ultralight airplane, meaning that in the US, a pilot's license isn't needed to operate the pack.

Technically speaking, the Martin Jetpack uses ducted fans instead of jets for lift, but thankfully no one will point to the sky and say "look at that ducted fanny pack!" when they spot you buzzing around.